The Richmond International Film Festival kicked off Tuesday night, bringing more than 160 film premieres from the United States and 20 countries to RVA, along with visiting bands for a week-long celebration of cinema.

Shockoe Bottom has been a focus for Richmond Police this year following a series of shootings and violent incidents when large crowds gather in the area, according to a presentation by the Police Chief Tuesday night.

Before Rudi Johnson was setting records for the Cincinnati Bengals, he was an All Metro running back for the Thomas Dale Knights. CBS 6 spoke to head coach Kevin Tucker, who shared the sidelines with Johnson in the 90s, about his lasting impact after his tragic death.

All lanes on I-295 South are closed near Route 301 in Hanover after a crash, according to VDOT. Updates here:

It's been a process that Scott Rose said he "wouldn't wish on his worst enemy" — trying to qualify to receive disability benefits. More than a year after initially applying, he continues to fight repeated rejections from the Social Security Administration.

Chesterfield County School Board members officially accepted the resignation of Dot Heffron during a special meeting Tuesday, following controversy over a social media post the Clover Hill district representative made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run in Petersburg on Monday evening.

The man who was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts on Tuesday.

Police have identified the man shot and killed during what Crime Insider sources say was an attempted robbery in Hillside Court.

The Children's Museum of Richmond celebrated the unveiling of Stan the T-Rex on Tuesday morning. Stan is a massive 40-foot-long and 14-foot-tall skeleton replica of one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons ever discovered.

President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ahead of a potential government shutdown.

One day after ABC announced it would lift Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, Nexstar announced that it would preempt episodes of "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

A Henrico police officer was arrested for driving while intoxicated in New Kent County over the weekend.

Rudi Johnson, a graduate of Thomas Dale High School who went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals, has died at age 45.

Richmond's top election official confirmed Monday that 283 voters received incorrect ballots containing the wrong House of Delegates race, with five voters already casting those erroneous ballots in person. Story ➡ https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-incorrect-ballots-sept-22-2025 

A Virginia mother whose son has autism is expressing concern about President Trump's announcement Monday that pregnant women should avoid Tylenol.

A man was shot multiple times in Richmond Monday night, according to police.

🏆 Varina, Dinwiddie and Manchester keep their hold on the top three spots of the the CBS 6/910 The Fan High School Coaches Poll for Week 5. 🏆

Virginia State Police is investigating a single-engine plane crash in Williamsburg on Monday.

Richmond's top election official confirmed Monday that 283 voters received incorrect ballots containing the wrong House of Delegates race, with five voters already casting those erroneous ballots in person.

Don't be alarmed: Chesterfield Fire and EMS's Technical Rescue Team will be training on the Pocahontas Parkway Bridge from Wednesday, Sept. 24 through Friday, Sept. 26.

Marked by their distinctive yellow boxes and flashing lights, more than 400 emergency reporting telephones across the Richmond area offer a direct line to help at the push of a button.

Jimmy Kimmel is reportedly returning to his late-night show on Tuesday after it was pulled by ABC last week over comments he made regarding the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

🐻 It's time for Fat Bear Week. The annual online contest returns to Katmai National Park in Alaska as massive brown bears gorge, bulk up and compete for the internet’s vote in a wild, fish-fueled showdown where size is everything.

The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become "overly politicized" and "rife with inaccuracies."

Lt. Robert Talbott died in December after a brief battle with occupational cancer. He was a 20-year veteran of Chesterfield County Fire and EMS.

⚠️ Driver killed, 3 others injured in head-on wreck that closed Route 288 for hours ⚠️

⚠️ Police continue search for missing 83-year-old Henrico man last seen wearing Dairy Queen T-shirt ⚠️

A conservative lawyer who has said she was falsely accused of being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been tapped to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office...

A man was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured after a shooting in a South Richmond neighborhood late Friday night, police confirmed Saturday.

Troopers have arrested a 30-year-old man after a "lengthy investigation" into the fiery head-on crash on the Norris Bridge that killed two people.

Phish, which played its first of three nights of shows at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, called what happened outside the venue "tragic."

A Virginia grandmother who won $150,000 in the September 8 Powerball drawing announced Tuesday she's giving away her entire prize to three charitable organizations close to her heart. Story ➡ https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-powerball-prize-give-away-sept-16-2025

🚢 This 110-year-old woman remembers when steamboats ruled the Rappahannock River!

🌧️ Here's when a few isolated showers or storms are possible on Saturday -- and in the week ahead. ⛈

Two people were hurt in a South Richmond shooting late Friday night, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.

A woman was shot during a gunfight between two men in the parking lot of a Popeyes restaurant on Laburnum Avenue Friday night, forcing the restaurant to close and leaving customers scrambling for safety.

A Virginia nursing home indicated in a letter, obtained by CBS 6, that it plans to close following extreme enforcement action from the federal government in response to serious, repeated violations of care and safety standards that occurred at the facility.

A woman was shot outside a Popeyes restaurant in Eastern Henrico Friday evening, according to Crime Insider sources.

Virginia's top federal prosecutor whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the Trump administration.

A new mobile CPR training kiosk has arrived in Richmond, marking the first of its kind in Virginia and bringing life-saving education directly to communities that need it most.

Steve Martin and Martin Short's upcoming show at Allianz Amphitheater in Richmond has been canceled, according to an announcement on the venue's social media.

We have a tragic update to share. Quavell Montgomery, the man pulled from a burning car along Interstate 295, has died. His family shared messages of gratitude for the "295 Heroes" who stopped to help him.

Watch what happens when Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate John Reid met the polls on the first day of early voting in Virginia.

A multi-car crash is causing delays in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County.

It's the first day of early voting in Virginia... and this happened.

Authorities say they have found remains they believe are Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the mountains of Washington state.

This Saturday, you can support efforts to find a cure to sickle cell disease, which affects more than 100,000 Americans, with Virginia facing particularly high rates among African American communities.

More than 200 Henrico County parents packed into J.R. Tucker High School Thursday night to hear about potential redistricting changes that could affect elementary, middle and high schools across the division.

Petersburg police continue to investigate a shooting that left two men with non-life threatening injuries Thursday night.